pCloud.com

Swiss cloud storage which, by its own figures, is used by more than 24 million people across 130 countries and claims 99.98% uptime. Data is covered by strict Swiss privacy law, transfers are protected by TLS/SSL and files by 256-bit AES; you choose whether your data sits in Europe or the USA. Every paid tier includes uploads of any file size at unrestricted speed, restoring previous file versions and recovering data up to 30 days back, sharing via password-protected links, automatic backup of your phone gallery and desktop, sync across devices and offline access. The pPhotos and pDocs services are included. Each tier can be paid monthly, annually or as a one-off lifetime licence - the lifetime option is what sets pCloud apart from its rivals. There is a 14-day money-back guarantee.

A single one-off payment buys lifetime storage for up to five users, each with their own space. No recurring fees and no extra charges. The platform is the same as the individual tiers - Swiss privacy protection, 256-bit AES encryption, a choice of European or US data centre, and sync across every device.

The business edition, with client-side encryption that locks files before they leave your device and zero-knowledge access - only the customer can reach the data. The solution is GDPR-compliant and certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001, with an EU data centre. On top of the individual tiers it adds team and access-level management, shared folders, comments directly on files, enhanced search, detailed per-user and per-team activity logs, custom quotas drawn from the overall storage pool and 180-day file versioning. The minimum is three users, the trial runs 30 days free and there is a 14-day money-back guarantee. No setup fees and you can cancel at any time.